Hi there! Kinda short this time, but an update's an update! Hope you like.

"Do do do," Sami hummed happily, walking safe on the other side of the river with an overeager Ripple and a nervous-excited Auran. When suddenly…

A wild Mareep appeared!

Sami's mind whirred quickly. Ripple would be weak to it, so she had to send out Riolu.

"You ready for your first battle?" she asked him, and he nodded, trying to hide his nervousness.

"Okay! Use Quick Attack!"

Auran moved forward in a bolt and struck the Mareep, sending it flying back into the trees.

"Yeah! Nice job!"

"I..uh.. I did? Heh. Guess so."

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Loki stared at the strange man in front of him who looked like he tried on a confident smirk but abandoned it as soon as he was caught in the headlights. His outfit appeared gray from far away: but upon a further look it was really small patches of white and black to create a quilt-like pattern. This fabric enveloped all of him except for his face.

"TEAM PLAASSSSSSMMMMAAAAAAA!" he shouted, putting on the confident mask back on. Loki could see right through it: he knew what it was because it was one he often used.

"You don't even know your Pokemon! You just got them! If I free them now, you won't even care! Of course, will you care if I steal them?" he asked with a sneer. "Go, Zubat! Go, Magikarp!"

"You'll never win!" goody Steve shouted. "Go, Flame!"

"Rela, take them down," Loki announced, and the smug Snivy strutted out onto the battlefield.

Steve started to give an order, and so did Loki, but the two Pokemon reacted on instinct. Snivy Vine Whipped Magikarp, while Tepig grabbed onto its tail and took off as Snivy swung it, tackling Zubat in midair.

"Aaahhhh! Plasma will rise again!" he shouted, and took off into Route 20.

Oh, Team Plasma, Loki drawled in his head. So predictable.

"He abandoned them!" Steve cried, bending down to look at the Magikarp.

"Karp, karp, karp!" it cried out uselessly.

"What is it saying?" he asked the god in desperation.

"It's just saying 'karp'," he informed Steve.

"You're lying! What's it really saying?"

"It's just saying 'karp'. Dull creature."

Steve sighed and turned his attention back to the Magikarp. Tepig came over and looked at the fish, too, but it just had a vacant expression on its face.

"Gikarp," it sighed.

Steve found a Potion lying on the ground and sprayed it on- him? Her? According to the Pokedex, it was a female. What did it do, though? Apparently, nothing damaging.

"Magikarp karp karp agi kar rp!" he said.

"I want to become stronger," Loki said with a shrug.

"I wouldn't imagine someone like you saying that," Steve told him.

"The Magikarp said that, you fool."

"Oh. So you do?"

"Ma!" she agreed, flopping up and down.

"Okay then. He remembered some new song Tony had played for him involving being stronger. What was it? Steve couldn't quite place it, but the name that came to him was Katy. He had always been fond of the name Katy, anyways.

"Katy," he announced.

Meanwhile…

Loki had wandered over to the Zubat. He knew much of them and their annoying ways. Would it, in turn, annoy some people if he trained one.

"Greetings, Zubat," he announced. It flopped on the ground just like one of the Magikarp. He put his hands on it and let the green energy flow through him. The Zubat soon flew up, beating his wings at superspeed and flapping around Loki in circles.

"Your previous trainer was not quite fond of you. I understand that," he murmured to it. "Care to join me on this quest?"

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" Zubat hissed.

"Wonderful, Z."

Behind them, the sun cast a golden glow as it sank into the ground.

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Sami was very deep in the forest, going around and around in circles. By now, she was quite convinced that-yes, she was lost. Ripple and Auran were incredible and very talented, but they were getting tired. And so was she- it was getting very dark. She thought she could hear the rushing of the river, but there were just trees. Was this a dead end?

"Don't worry, Sami! I'll get you out of here!" Ripple declared, raising its scalchop up in determination.

"Aaahhh, I have a sleeping bag in my bag," Sami said, chuckling. "Come on! We might not be able to see the stars, but this will be a great way to spend the night." She rolled out the black sleeping bag and set it down on the ground, then crawled inside, Auran and Ripple following. Sami stared straight up at the sky, with Ripple copying her on her right and Auran turned on his side, looking away from her on the left.

Vaguely she wondered how Loki and Steve were before fading away into sleep.

Well, there you have it! Now everyone has there second Pokemon, it's night, yadayada. Please take that lil' thought you have in your head and write it down for me. Thanks! Happy Labor Day everyone.